History The "lost" pics of my Dad's '53 Studebaker

"The wagons are a little different. Even though they take the front sheet metal, the windshields are not the same. And like any Stude, parts are not easy to find. Fit and Finish is a big challenge as well."

Nope, sheetmetal only *looks* similar. 4" difference in wb, also. Only mechanical parts, n some interior pieces swap. Very few body parts swap, some trim items. Also had two different w/s. 'Flat' & wrap-around. Changed in mid-year. Pretty sure ''flat' w/s won't interchange w/cp/hrdtp, either.
Still neat cars, just be careful.
'Course, you *could* stretch the wb, add the cp/hrdtp front sheetmetal, w/a bunch of work, & get a very nicely proportioned wagon. Probably only one like it - & that'd be good, but it'd be serious fun watching the Stude folks figure it out... .
Marcus...

 

Thank you for that correction - I'm a plethora or misinformation

 

As has been stated above, be sure you find donor parts from a '53 or '54 SEDAN if you pull the trigger on that '55 wagon.

Also, the '55 grille can be painted to make it a little less visually overwhelming. With the quality of chrome they were using at the time, that could be a good stop-gap solution (and cheaper!).

 

Ok, Progress...

wiring. A lot of wiring.

I got my headlights, marker lights, grills all mounted up. Found out my horns are junk, but I did find a factory turn signal switch in my box of treasures. Score!

Spent a ton more time getting the front sheet metal to sit proper. I got the hood to latch without much effort but everything is still out of shape. I realigned my driver's door and now it doesn't latch, lol. If it's not one thing it's another, right?

I installed my new fuel sending unit and got it wired up and fixed my fuel pump wire issue while I was at it.
I did get my headlight switch wired up, Ignition switch and cig/pwr socket installed.

Tomorrow will be more panel adjustment (yay) and a attempt to hook up more under-dash stuff.

Not much to show but a neat photo...